Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s a children’s sermon on John 21:1-19 for the 3rd Sunday of Easter in year C. As I said in my Monday Meditation on this passage some years ago, I really love this text. It is full of comedy and drama. And some really cool stuff hinges on fairly simple […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 24:1-12 — Easter!
Preface for Pastors and Parents For Easter I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 24:1-12. That’s one of the two Gospel readings on the lectionary for Easter in year C. I wrote a children’s sermon for the other choice, John 20:1-18, a while back. (You can find it here.) One of the fascinating things […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 19:28-40
Scipione Compagno, Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (CC by MPim studio-SA 4.0 International) Preface for Pastors and Parents This Sunday is Palm Sunday, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 19:28-40. That’s the text for the “Liturgy of the Palms” in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Of course many churches will […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 8:1-11 — The Woman Taken in Adultery
Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s my children’s sermon on John 8:1-11. One of my faithful Patreon supporters emailed to ask if I had written a children’s sermon on John 8:1-11, and I had to say no. I’ve almost exclusively written them on the Gospel readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. This passage never gets […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 6:39-49 — Of Logs and Dust Specks
Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Luke 6:39-49 will come in handy in years when the date Easter is later than usual. This text is assigned for the 8th Sunday after Epiphany in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. We only get to the 7ᵗʰ Sunday after Epiphany this year before […]